Novelties having spring supported appendages

• US 6,572,428 B1
• Filed: 12/11/2001
• Issued: 06/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Exhart Environmental Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Exhart Environmental Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Guo, Xiao-Hong, Ye, Yong-Biao, Huang, Jin-Mao, Weiser, Isaac, Weiser, Margaret
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, JAMILA O
• Application Number:
  US10/015,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20030109191A1
• Time in Patent Office: 539 Days
• Field of Search: 446/30, 446/36, 446/35, 446/45, 446/61, 446/62, 446/63, 446/68, 446/268, 446/397, 404/17, D10/116, 116/169, 844/02
• US Class Current: 446/35
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/02 imitating natural actions, e.g. catching a mouse by a cat, the kicking of an animal
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/40 Windmills; Other toys actuated by air currents driving mechanisms for toy figures or vehicles A63H29/16

Abstract

A novelty item having extending appendages which are supported by springs so as to impart life-like movement thereto.

Claims

1. A novelty simulating figure having extending movable elements comprising the combination of said novelty having a body, at least a pair of extending members supported from said body in about symmetrical fashion, each of said pair of extending members having coil spring means securing each of said pair of extending members to said body in a movable relationship therewith, the area of each said extending member adjacent said coil springs having an enlarged cross-sectional area whereby reinforcement of said extending member is obtained, each said cross-sectional area defining a bulbous protrusion disposed at least partially about each coil spring, said bulbous protrusion formed with said extending member, and wherein said protrusion is adjacent to a continuous curvilinear section of said extending member;

said body having hanging means by which said novelty simulating figure may be suspended from a fixed support, wherein said hanging means comprises an eyehook and said body has a plurality of chime members suspended therefrom that allow the chime members to be freely movable under application of relatively low forces, which additionally includes a weight suspended from the underside of said body to impart stability and exciting forces thereto.

2. The novelty in accordance with claim 1 wherein said coil spring means have a spring constant that allows the extending members to be freely movable under application of relatively low forces.

3. The novelty in accordance with claim 1 wherein said coil spring means comprises metal coil springs.

4. The novelty figure in accordance with claim 1 wherein a pair of coil springs are each utilized to support each of said extending members from said body.

5. The novelty figure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said body is of molded plastic.

6. A novelty figure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said body and said at least a pair of extending members are configured to simulate a bird.